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Activity Number:
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373
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #306681 |
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Title:
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Evaluation of the Completeness of Household Reports of Medical Expenditures for Visits to Physician Offices
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Author(s):
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Steven R. Machlin and Diana Wobus*+ and David Kashihara
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Companies:
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Westat and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Address:
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1650 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD, 20850,
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Keywords:
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medical expenses ; response accuracy ; survey quality
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Abstract:
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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) collects data on health care utilization and expenditures in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Unfortunately, it is difficult to obtain complete information about medical expenditures from household respondents. This methodological analysis uses 2003 MEPS data to examine and compare the extent to which household respondents provide complete data on out-of-pocket payments and, when applicable, on private insurance payments for visits to doctors' offices. Descriptive and multivariate statistical methods are used to analyze variation in completeness of household responses for these two payment sources, as well as for total expenses.
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